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MOTIO N O F HORIZO N AI RINDUSTRIES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T O F PAR T 24 1 SUBMISSION S UNDE RRUL E 1 2 Pleas e forwardal l communication s concernin g this motio n to : Mar k Eliase n Vic e President , Financ e HORIZO N AIRINDUSTRIES , INC . 1951 2 Internationa l Boulevar d Seattle , Washingto n 9818 8 (206)392-031 5 Kyl e B . Levin e Deputy Genera l Counse l ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . 1930 0 Internationa l Boulevar d Seanle , Washingto n 9818 8 (206 ) 392-529 2

Marc h 29 , 201 1 Counse l fo r HORIZO N AI RINDUSTRIES , INC .



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T O F PAR T 24 1 SUBMISSION S UNDE RRULE 1 2BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O F TH E SECRETAR Y WASHINGTON , D.C .

Motio n o f HORIZO N AI RINDUSTRIES , INC . Fo r confidentia l treatmen t

o f Par t 24 1 Submission s unde r

1 4 C.F.R . § 302.1 2 Docke t OST-96-157 5

MOTIO N O F HORIZO N AIRINDUSTRIES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T O F PAR T 24 1 SUBMISSION S UNDE RRUL E 1 2 Pursuan t t o sectio n 302.1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s o f Practice , Horizo n Ai r

Industries , Inc . ("Horizon" ) hereb y move s t o withhol dfrompubli c disclosur e fo r aperio dofte n year s certai n commercially-sensitiv e informatio n containe di n Schedul e B-4 3 ("Inventory o f Airframe s an dAircraf

t Engines" ) o f

it s Part 24 1 filing s fo

r th e quarte r

endin g Decembe r

31 , 2010 . An unredacte dversio n o f

B-4 3 i s filedwith thi s Motio n i n aseale denvelop e marke d"Confidentia l Treatmen t Requeste dUnde r

§ 302.12. " A redacted , unseale dversio n o f th e schedul e als o accompanies thi s Motion , th e omitte dinformatio n havin g bee n replace dwit h "*CTR. " I n support o f it s Motion , Horizo n offer s th e followin g point s an dauthorities : 1 . Th e dat afor

whic h confidentia l treatmen t i s sough t i s bein g disclose dt o th e Departmen t

pursuan t t o Part 24 1 o f th e Department' s economi c regulations . Th e majorit y o f informatio n containe di

n Horizon' s Par

t 24 1 filing s wil l ente r

th e publi c domain , wher e i t wil l b e availabl e for

inspectio n an dcopyin g b y member s o f

th e public , includin g foreig n an ddomesti c competitor s o f

Horizo n an dcompetitor s o f Horizon' s aircraf

t an dengin e suppliers . 2 . Certai n pric e an dcos t dat acontaine di n Schedul e B-4 3 ar e highl y sensitiv e an d confidential . Mor e specifically , Schedul e B-4 3 disclose s th e acquisitio n cost , depreciatio n o r Pag e 2 o f 4 - MOTIO N O F HORIZO N AI RINDUSTRIES , IN C FO RCONFIDENTIAL TREATMEN

T O F PAR T 24 1 SUBMISSION S UNDE RRUL E 1 2amortizatio n values an destimate dresidua l value s o f numerou s commercia l aircraf t an dengine s Horizo n ha s purchase do r lease dfromBombardie r sinc e 1997 . 3 . Th e commercially-sensitiv e informatio n foun di n Schedul e B-4 3 shoul db e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e pursuan t t o Exemption s 3 an d4 o f th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Ac t ( 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(3 ) an d(4) ) (th e "FOIA" ) an dlegal authorit y interpretin g th e FOIA . 4 . Unde r

Exemptio n 3 , informatio n i n agenc y record s shouldb e withhel dfromth e publi c if i t i s specificall y exempte dfro mdisclosur e b y astatute , provide dthat th e statut e "(A ) require s tha

t th e matter s b e withhel dfro mth e publi c i n suc h amanne r a s t o leav e n o discretio n o n th e issue , o r

(B ) establishe s particular criteri afor

withholding , o r

refer s t o particular

type s o f matter s t o b e withheld. " Sectio n 110 4 o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Ac t (49 U.S.C . § 1504 ) specificall y require s th e Departmen t t o withhol dinformatio n fromproductio n unde r th e FOIA if It s re/eas e woul d"adversel y effec t th e competitiv e positio n o f an y carrie r

r n foreig n at r transportation. " Publi c releas e o f th e aircraf

t an dengin e cos t

dat at o Horizon' s competitor s woul dhav e exactl y this advers e effect . 5 . Exemptio n 4 extend s confidentia l treatmen t t o record s that

ar e "commercia l o r financial informatio n obtaine dfromaperso n an dprivilege do r confidenfial. " 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) ; se e als o Gul f

an dWestern Industries . Inc . v . Unite dStates . 61 5 F.2 d527 , 52 9 (D.C . Cir . 1979) . Th e pric e an dcos t dat acontaine di n Schedul e B-4 3 i s o f this natur e and , additionally , "woul dcustomaril y no t b e release dt o th e publi c b y [Horizon]. " Se e Nationa l Park s an dConservatio n Associatio n v . Morton , 49 8 F . 2 d765 , 76 6 (D.C . Cir . 1974 ) (citin g S . Rep . No . 813 , 89th Cong. , 1s

t Sess . 9 (1965)) . Finally , i f release dunde r

th e FOIA , pric e an dcos t dat a concernin g Horizon' s aircraf t transaction s hav e th e potentia l ''t o caus e substantia l harmt o th e competitiv e positio n o f

th e perso n fromwho mth e informatio n wa s obtained. " Id . a t 770 .

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T O F PAR T 24 1 SUBMISSION S UNDE RRUL E 1 2WHEREFORE , Horizo n respectfull y request s th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n t o withhol dth e redacte dportion s o f th e attached , seale ddocumen t fro mpubli c disclosur e fo r a perio dofte n (10 ) years . Respectfull y submitted ,

Marc h 29 , 201 1 Kyl e B . Levin e Deputy Genera l Counse l ALASK A AIRLINES , INC . 1930 0 Internationa l Boulevar d Seattle , Washingto n 9819 8 (206)392-529 2 Counse l fo

r HORIZO N AI

RINDUSTRIES , INC .

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